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Warner Bros. Pictures

Director: Michael MannYear: 1995

Between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, you have movies like The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Raging Bull and Goodfellas. So when these two icons finally share a moment over coffee in Michael Mann’s Heat, men everywhere were electrified. Pacino plays a detective on the prowl for De Niro’s expert bank robber. While these men are on opposite sides of the law, they can’t help but take an instant liking to each other’s professional codes. In the famous coffee shop scene, these enemies discover that they have a lot in common -- they’re really just dudes who are so dedicated to their jobs that they have no lives or companions. They come to a mutual understanding and respect, despite the fact that they may be pointing guns at each other later. That’s a powerful brotherly moment.